Hands-on Fun with STAR Net Webinar

Hands-on Fun with STAR Net! November 8, 2017

Presenters: Brooks Mitchell and Keliann LaConte

The webinar will begin at 1:00 p.m. (MT) and will be recorded.

While you’re waiting: 1) Introduce yourself in the chat box (Library and City/State) 2) Answer our poll question3) Test your audio by clicking on “Meeting” and then “Audio Setup Wizard”. You

will not need a mic for this webinar.

Today’s Agenda• STAR Net Resources

• Activity: Team Machine

• Activity: Rocket Car Distance Challenge

• Activity: Who Dirtied the Water?

• Activity: Low Tech Water Filter

• Activity: Wind Turbine Tech Challenge

• Q&A

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Upcoming Webinars

• Webinars are announced and archived at: http://www.starnetlibraries.org/resources/webinars/

• November 15th at 1:00 p.m. (MT) – Social Media Tips from NASA

• December 13th at 1:00 p.m. (MT) – STEM Events for Your Library’s 2018 Programming

For example: DIY Sun Cookies

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Be Creative…Be an Engineer!

Team Machine

Establish a pattern1. Form a circle.

2. Say your name.

3. Toss the beanbag to someone across from you (not next to you). Remember that person’s name.

4. Keep going until each person has caught the beanbag.

Keep the same order as you try to go even faster!

The faster, the better!THINK• How can you decrease your time?

BUILD, TEST, and DO IT AGAIN!

1. Pass the beanbag around the circle again — as quickly as possible!

2. Say the name of the person who will catch the beanbag each time you pass it.

3. Try to “beat” your shortest recorded time

Hints: You may move around. You may stand or sit.

Rocket Car Distance Challenge

Rocket Car Distance Challenge

• Cars can take almost any shape! BUT, they will need: • A Chassis/Body

• Axles

• Wheels

• An “Engine” (Balloon attached to straw)

• How far can your car travel?

WheelsPlastic bottle caps, various sizes

Circular packing foam

CDs or DVDs

Jar lids, various sizes

Plastic container lids (like those for oatmeal, baking powder, yogurt etc.)

Large wooden beads

Axles:Round plastic stir sticks (sip stirrers)

Wooden skewers

Wooden dowels (pre-cut)

Pencils

Body/ChassisStyrofoam plates (heavy duty)

Rectangular scraps of cardboard

Shoe boxes

Small boxes

Paper towel tubes

Foam core board

Stiff paperboard

Plastic food storage containers

Berry baskets

Egg cartons

Empty plastic bottles, various sizes

Foam packing material

Who Dirtied the Water?

Who Dirtied the Water? OVERVIEW:

This interactive story asks students to take on the roles of different historical andmodern characters who have had a role in the pollution of Boston Harbor. As a story is

read, each character in turn adds a film container full of pollutants to a jar of clean waterrepresenting the Harbor. The story may be modified to fit any local, polluted body of

water.

• This activity is meant to engage and set a stage! • “Storytime” Activity = Literacy Connection• Local Connection

Section 1: Pre-History(Chorus)Section 2: First Settlers(Chorus)Section 3: European Settlers (Chorus)Section 4: Town Grows to a City (Chorus)Section 5: Modern Day (Chorus)

Who Dirtied the Water? Chorus:

Would you want to swim in this bay? Would you eat fish caught in this water? Would you like to go boating on this bay?

“Pollutant” IdeasRIVERS = SandSALT MARSHES = Dry Grass SHELLFISH = Crushed sea shells SETTLERS = Organic garbage FARMERS = Potting soil HOUSES = Toilet paper

FISHERMEN = Nylon line BOATERS = Plastic pieces LAUNDROMATS = Dish detergent CLEANING = Baking soda SUN BATHERS = Paper & plastic & popped balloons FACTORIES = Vinegar PORT = Vegetable oil (mix vegetable oil with powdered black tempura paint)

Low-Tech Water Filter for High-impact Clean

Some people in Bangladesh use cloth to clean their water…

Credit: National Science Foundation

…to take out small creatures in the water that help spread disease

Credit: National Science Foundation

• Activity:

• Use common materials to design a water filtration device to supply the park / water feature with clean water

• 15 to 30 minutes; longer for children who like to experiment

• Plastic water/soda bottles, variety of filtration materials, access to water

• Can get a little messy!

• Don’t drink the water!

Low Tech Water Filter

• Think:

• What materials will work best to clean the water?

• Which will work best for twigs and leaves?

• Finer sediment?

• Pesticides?

Low Tech Water Filter

• Procedure:

• Build a water filter

• Test:

• 1 material at a time

• What happened?

• Do It Again: Think about what you observed, test another material and repeat the process

Low Tech Water Filter

Low Tech Water Filter• Next, think about what

combination of materials – in what order – will provide the best filter

• Build

• Test

Low Tech Water Filter• Compare!

• Which combination and in what order worked best?

• Can you get the water cleaner?

• Can you filter the water faster?

• Do It Again!

Wind Turbine Tech Challenge

• Activity:

– Use common materials to design a wind turbine to supply the park with electricity

– 15 to 30 minutes; longer for children who like to experiment

– Soda straws, Post-It note pads, play-doh, toothpicks

Playful Building: Wind Turbine

BUILD and TEST

1. Push the four toothpicks into the putty so that they stand upright. Keep them close together.

2. Put a small scrap of paper at the bottom of the toothpicks. This will keep the straw from sticking!

3. Stick the Post-it notes to one end of the straw. Make sure they don’t cover each other!

4. Slide the straw over the toothpicks. 5. Use a second straw to gently blow across the blades.

Make it even better!

THINK, BUILD, and TEST• Which different material could you try using?• What else can you try changing?

• The angle of the blades?• The size of the blades?• The shape of the blades?• Could the blades be more curved (cupped)? Less curved?

DO IT AGAIN!Modify your design — but change only one thing at a time!

Discussion

Which one of these activities are you most likely to facilitate in your library?

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